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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 19, 1934
Page
8
Frowe Hurst Wedding At Acton Home of Bride’s Mother
Marriage notice records Vera Senantee and John Lawrence Prowe tying the knot at the bride’s mother’s home Acton on July A 194 Rev L Bennie officiating. Also notices of deaths Catherine Gibbons Mulholland 84 Acton Church Street and Jennie DeLain Morton 66 Western Hospital Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulholland
Church Street
Acton
Ontario
Catherine Gibbons
George Mulholland
Morton
Western Hospital
Toronto
Jennie DeLain
Thos. Morton
Acton Fair schedule and local happenings listed
Acton proclaims Civic Holiday for August 6. Acton Fair set for September 18 and 19. C N Exhibition runs August 24 to September 5. Rain shortages threaten crops including raspberries and potatoes. Drowning tragedy near Irvine River. Legion members attend zone service at Long Branch. Kings of the Air to appear at fair opening. Beer by Saturday headline noted. Bowling participants from Acton at Waterloo tournament. Loud speakers planned for fair venues. Radio broadcasts to be shown at the Exhibition building. Toronto Conservatory exams reward Isabel Switzer. Baseball Club notes ticket stubs due July 25. Reader renewal praises THE Acton Free Press. Sprouted potato and hitchhiking incidents reported. Junior Baptist Young People enjoy in the country with games and address. Three thousand children reportedly lost at the Exhibition maze last year.
Acton Baseball Triumph and Hard Losses This Week
Acton won a tough game against Oakville 12 to 9 with strong pitching and late offense. The Oakville pitcher Salvty Williams held Acton to four hits in six innings but Acton rallied for seven runs in the final frames to clinch the victory. In a separate tilt Acton dropped a 7-6 decision to Milton as Milton staged a late rally led by Naylor and Toletzka with two late Inning scoring plays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Morton
N‘morton
Williams
Carter
N. Morton
Huffman
Holloway
Om ‘Toses
Oakville
Atton
Rae O
lWill Cesses
Acton
T. A. Elliott
Guelph
Galy” Williams
Acton_boys
Salty
Milton
Brick Town Boys
Milton Boys
Acton Boys
Chisholm
Dr. Pearen
Morton
Marsh
Naylor
Toletzka
Babe” Element
Clement
Oakville Milton Acton clash cited brutal slugfest and misplays
The report details Acton defeating Oakville 10 to 9 with Milton 13 Georgetown 9 in prior games. It highlights Toletzka’s three extra base hits, Lewis’s sharp fielding, and notes Milton’s late comeback aided by errors. Umpires were Chisholm and Pearen. Acton’s talent and Maple Leafs development era are referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toletzka
Huffman
Lewis
Terry
Clement
Morton
Marsh
Actgn
Milton
Anderson
Chisholm
Bases
Pearen
Acton
Severe Electric Storm Hits Acton Causing Substation Outages
A severe afternoon storm damaged Acton electrical systems. A Main Street transformer failed and was replaced as power shut off townwide when a substation switch was thrown. Church Street cut-out misfired twice. The Fare Press lacks press power while lighting and typesetting operate. several industries remain without power until repairs. The rainfall was the district's heaviest in months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Main Street
Church Street
Nisy
Mileage and dance hall quips from a country road
A tourist asks a boy the distance to Monkville and gets a witty reply about a 4 966 mile route versus four if he turns back. At a dance a man on a chair proclaims a lost pocketbook of 190 dollars and offers 50 to 60 dollars to the finder with a chorus from the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monkville
Notice to Creditors of Thomas Dewey Jermyn Farmer Estate
Notice to creditors for the estate of Thomas Dewey Jermyn Farmer late of Acton Ontario and other places who died in Jacksonville Florida on April 16 1934. Creditors must send full names addresses and details of claims and securities by August 14 1934. Executor will distribute assets to those entitled and is not responsible for late claims. Dated July 12 1934 Toronto General Trusts EOS Solicitor H N Farmer Acton Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Dewey Jermyn Farmer
Acton
Ontario
Hamilton
Oakville
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Guelph
Jacksonville “Beach
Florida
Notice of Voters List Transmission in Isid Municipality
The clerk of Isid Municipality issues notice that copies of the Ontario Voters List have been transmitted to voters listed in the last revised assessment roll. The list was posted in Nassagaweya on July 14, 1934 and remains for inspection. Voters urged to correct errors or omissions by law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario Voters’ List
Saic
Legislative Assembly
Nassagaweya
Orlin Marshall
J Lib
Isid
Building sketches proposed for Murray memorial project
The Murray memorial committee, led by Mr. Mahoney the Guelph architect, discussed a four to five month completion time for the new building with interior finishing planned for winter. He pledged to have initial sketches ready for a July 23 meeting at 8 p m. The Secretary was instructed to thank the Public Utilities Commission for delaying building operations by ten days and to invite them to view the first draft at the July 23 gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahoney
Guelph
Comsulta
Oakville Harbor Gets Dredging and Coal Shipment
The S. Cadwell arrived at Oakville harbor at 9 p.m. Monday with 500 tons of coal for Hillmer Fuel & Ice Co. Dredging will begin as the Federal Government appropriates 18 000 for a 60 foot entrance and 16 feet depth. The channel extends to Colborne Street bridge. Engagement announced between Leila Ford and Jack Dolby B Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Cadwell
Oakville
Hillmer Fuel & Ice Company
Kingston
Deseromato
Ottawa
Lyle
States
Buffalo
Cleveland
J. C. Pomeroy Magwood
London
Eng
Marsh Magwood
Kenneth, Stratton
Toronto
J. W. Magwood
Colborne Street
Leila Ethel Ford
Ford
James Ford
Jack Dolby B. Smith
Smith
John D. Smith
Local Notes From Burlington And Area
Burlington residents report visits to relatives in Saskatchewan and Midland plus a New York trip by W Riddiford. Mrs I J Heldmann recovered after an operation at St Josephs Hospital. A funeral in Lindsay and a Vancouver trip are noted. Ethel Lambshead earned Intermediate Piano honors in Hamilton exams. Milk bottle thefts blamed on transients prompt police attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Thomas
Tisdale, Sask
Edith
Kathleen Donkin
Midland
W. Riddiford
New York
R. L. Hargey
Lyman Prescott
I. J. Heldmann
St. Joseph's Hospital
H. A. Cozens
Reg
Harper
Samuel Hollingsworth
Lindsay
Wm. Fleetham
Frank Tuck
Dorothy Fleetham
Vancouver
Ethel Lambshead
Hamilton
Toronto Conservatory of Music
Knights of the Road
Gazette
Milton Mourns as Fasken Mother Passes
Milton M. Fasken attended his mother Elizabeth Ann Fasken's funeral in Elora on Tuesday. E. Blake White of Toronto visited his mother Mrs. R. White here on Sunday. Milton Public School Board hires Miss Dorothy Biggs of Burlington to replace Miss Olive Cannon who resigned. Miss Mary Barton, bound for England this week, leaves tomorrow night for Montreal to sail Duchess of Bedford for Liverpool. Ellen Elizabeth Black and Robert Francis announce engagement. wedding planned late July. At the Chisholm reunion near Guelph 100 members attended. Elizabeth Campbell aged 84 rode in from Goderich. officers elected include Walter Chisholm, Eccles McMillan, Will Chisholm, Eva Chisholm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Fasken
Elizabeth Ann Fasken
Elora
E. Blake White
Toronto
R. White
Milton Public School Board
Dorothy Biggs
Burlington
Olive Cannon
Cannon
Mary Barton
England
Montreal
Duchess of Bedford
Liverpool
R. J. Black
Ash
Ellen
Nellye) Elizabeth
Robert
Réccie) Francis
F. Pelletterio
Chisholm
Eccles McMilan
Elm View Farm
Eramosa
Guelph
Elizabeth’ Campbell
Goderich
Walter Chisholm
Banish Stomach Trouble with Kirk's Stomalka
Advertisement notes quick relief for stomach trouble using Kirk's Stomalka available at Brown's Drug Store. Includes product name and store listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirk
Brown
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Irvine
Acton Legion
Long Branch
Acton Fair
Messrs
R. H. Elliott
J. McGefcie
J.R. Leishman
A. Buchanan
Waterloo
Isabel Switzer
Baseball Club
Free Press
Acton I Free Press
REE Press
Frits Bleuthner
Norval
Easter
Elliott
Lyon
Imakke
Frank Gibbons
Tyler
F. Waterhouse
Eneenseer
W. Waterhouse
Telfer
Ahsan Tretieen
Earoace
Norm
Waterhouse
Georgetown
PWL PC
The
Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
International Baseball League
Ike Boone
Toronto Baseball Club
Queen City
George Oakley
All Ontario
Leafs
Chicago Cubs
Oakley
Stanley “Steamer
Lucas
Earl Cook
Lemonville
Beckley
West Virginia
Cook
Toronto Ent
Boone
A. ‘T. Brown's
R.H PO
W. Clement
Cf Sean
P Little
Ib Srenanenber J
If Lewis
Ata Eaeneee
Toronto General Trusts
H. N. Farmer
United Business School
Spadina Avenue
Murray
Janes Loc
voiLe
Ier
Golf Sox
Grocery Department
Redpath
Duff
Connor
Chipso
Tbs
Keovah
Neighborhood News
B. D. Rachlin Acton
Brown’s Fruit & Grocery Store
Prunes
Ibs
Maple Leaf Stadium
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